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Bloom arches - outdoor art gallery
By : Bloom - Marie-Eve Bourassa, Emilie Proulx
GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 16th edition
Discipline : Product
Categories : Special Awards / Product + Aluminium : Platinum Winner
Categories : Industrial Design / Furniture - Urban & Street : Gold Certification
These arches are much more than outdoor display structures, they’re a cultural greenhouse where creative ideas take root and flourish. Built to withstand the rigours of the four seasons, these airy and elegant structures showcase the knowledge and creative talents of local artists… all just steps from your front door.
Stepping underneath the sweeping 10-foot arch, you immediately feel enveloped in an immersive cocoon, with built-in sound and lighting customized to the time of day.
There’s something for everyone here: a student wandering past on their way to class, a jogger finishing a 5k run at sunset, a busy office worker looking for a quick change of scenery during the workday, or a retiree taking a break to enjoy an afternoon walk. An inviting and inspiring place to spend a moment or two… or three.
The structures are both modular and self-supporting. Place them in a straight line or group them together to create an eye-catching temporary or permanent exhibition space that adds an unforgettable artistic touch to any urban or natural landscape.
By day, the built-in seating under the arch is perfect for taking a moment to relax with some welcome shade. By night, the structures come to life with a light show featuring captivating movement and colour effects.
The arches can be entirely customized; the only limit is your imagination.
A number of thoughtful design touches make these structures as graceful as they are rugged.
The laser-cut pattern is welded directly to the structure with no visible bolts or rivets, giving the exterior its crisp and seamless look.
The benches are modular as well, allowing for positioning on either side of the arch and providing even more choices. The display panels fit both the inside and outside of the arches, concealing any visible hardware. And the decorative motif cleverly camouflages a bolt pattern for mounting the display panels, allowing a virtually limitless number of options for laying out the artwork just like in the finest art gallery.
The all-aluminium frame and a modular, easy-to-assemble 6-piece design make these arches both lightweight and tough… and perfectly at home in any season or setting.
Whether it’s for a literary exhibit on a pathway weaving through a grassland prairie, an outdoor art walk on the banks of a scenic waterway, a photography exhibit on a forest trail in the winter, or a series of pop-up contemporary art galleries over the length of a pedestrian street, these arches offer truly limitless options for bringing art and culture into the great outdoors.
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